ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWER SEEDS 
VERBENA (a) 
One of the most popular garden annuals for beds and mass¬ 
ing and for a gorgeous display during the Summer months 
cannot be excelled, commencing to flower in July and con¬ 
tinuing until frost. Height, 6 to 8 inches. 
VERBENA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA CRIMSON GLOW. Flow¬ 
ers are pure, self-colored, glowing crimson, wholly without 
even a small light eye. Individual florets of good size, al¬ 
though not as large as some other colors, such as pink and 
lavender. Pkt. 15c. 
FLORADALE BEAUTY. Special Mention, All-America Selec¬ 
tions, 1937. A giant hybrid, the flowers varying from bright 
rose-pink to deep rose-red of exceptionally brightness. In¬ 
dividual florets of perfect form, fully rounded, and average 
1 '/» inches across; heads or trusses 4 to 5 inches across. 
Pkt. 15c. 
HYBRID GRANDIFLORA GIANT, MIXED SHADES. Pkt. 15c. 
WALLFLOWER, Cheiranthus Cheiri 
These half-hardy perennial and annual Wallflowers are grown 
for early Spring bedding and for their delightful fragrance. 
Perennial sorts should be sown in Autumn and carried over in 
coldframe. Annual sorts may be sown outdoors in March and 
will flower the first year. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
ALLIONI. ( ra) (Siberian Wallflower). This unusual little plant 
deserves a place in your rock garden or low border. Upright 
spikes bear numerous four-petaled flowers of dazzling rich 
orange. Flowers the first season from seed and when estab¬ 
lished will bloom all Summer. Height, 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
ANNUAL VARIETIES, MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 10c. 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES, MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA 
ZINNIA (a) 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of our hardy annuals 
for beds, mixed borders and for cutting purposes. Easy to grow 
in any good garden soil. They commence flowering early in the 
Summer and continue until frost. 
DOUBLE DAHLIA FLOWERED. 2Vz feet. Enormous double 
flowers are produced by robust branching plants. The flowers 
usually have slightly hollowed centers ringed with small tubu¬ 
lar florets. The petals are quite loosely placed and tend to 
curl at the edges, giving the blossoms a crisp, fresh appear¬ 
ance. 
CRIMSON MONARCH. Deep crimson, large flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
DREAM. Deep rosy lavender. Pkt. 10c. 
EXQUISITE. Light rose, deep rose centers. Pkt. 10c. 
GOLDEN DAWN. Golden yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
ILLUMINATION. Deep self rose. Pkt. 10c. 
ORIOLE. Orange and gold bicolor. Pkt. 10c. 
POLAR BEAR. White. Pkt. 10c. 
SCARLET FLAME. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10c. 
CALIFORNIA GIANTS. This variety is taller than the Dahlia 
flowered type, 3 to 4 feet high, with long stems which make 
the flowers fine for bouquets. The blooms are large and flat 
and very graceful for their size. 
MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
FINEST MIXED SHADES. Pkt. 10c. 
SUPER CROWN O' GOLD. See inside front cover. 
FANTASY. A new Zinnia type. Shaggy, medium-sized flowers 
on plants 2Vz to 3 feet high. Free blooming. Excellent for 
cut flowers. 
WILDFIRE. See inside front cover and page 3. 
WHITE LIGHT. Honorable Mention, All-America Selections, 
1939. As near to a pure white as any Zinnia yet developed. 
Practically 100 per cent true. These medium sized, shaggy- 
petaled, informal flowers are lovely in flower arrangements. 
The free blooming plants, 2 ] /z to 3 feet in height have stems 
of good length for cutting and will flower in 45 to 50 days. 
Pkt. 15c. 
ORANGE LADY. A rich shade of deep bright orange. Medium 
sized flowers are shaggy and gay in appearance; a colorful 
spot of color in the garden and extremely desirable for cut¬ 
ting. Pkt. 1 5c. 
STAR DUST. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1937. The 
lovely golden yellow variety in the popular Fantasy type Zin¬ 
nias. Informal, shaggy-petaled, medium-sized flowers on 
plants 2Vl to 3 feet in height; stems of good length for 
cutting. Plants are free blooming and make a fine show of 
color in the garden. Pkt. 1 5c. 
FANTASY MIXED SHADES. Pkt. 10c. 
SCABIOUS FLOWERED. Among the oddest and most attrac¬ 
tive Zinnia forms, bearing a remarkable resemblance to the 
annual Scabiosa. The plants are extremely free flowering, 2 
to 21/2 feet high, giving a wealth of bloom throughout the 
Summer. The color range is particularly rich in shades of 
crimson, scarlet, orange, yellow and pink. 
SUNBURST. Medium sized flowers with very full, rounded, 
mound-like centers of small frilly petals. The color is a vivid, 
pure, canary yellow, dazzling in its intensity. Pkt. 1 5c. 
MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 15c. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 12 inches. A charming dwarf which is 
excellent for low borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of very double pompon 
flowers about 1 Vz inches across. The colors are bright. 
MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
TOM THUMB. These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm the 
larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant display. 
They come in attractive color combinations, red tipped gold, 
salmon and gold, with a hundred intermediate shades. 
ALL COLORS MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
HAAGEANA DOUBLE (Mexican Hybrids ). The small flowered 
Mexican Zinnias have a charm all their own. The smaller 
flowers lend themselves to bedding and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play and yet have stems long enough to make fine bouquets 
for small vases and bowls. 
FINEST MIXED. Pkt. 10c. 
ZINNIA LINEARIS. This little dwarf variety of Zinnia is most 
unusual and interesting. The flowers are single and of a 
lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate lemon yellow 
stripe through each petal, while the center is dark brown in 
the young flowers, turning golden orange as the flower de¬ 
velops. Blooms are produced in great profusion. Height, 8 to 
1 0 inches. Pkt. 1 5c. 
MORE ROOTS! 
Provide them with 
THE PLANT HORMONE POWDER 
Dip cuttings for faster rooting—Dust flower seed and bulbs for 
better germination, stronger plants and earlier flowering—Dust 
vegetable seeds for earlier and bigger crops. 
!/4 oz. pkq.30c 2 oz. jar.$1.10 
Postpaid Postpaid 
Part of standard equipment for every plant grower. 
THE OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS STILL ADD MUCH BEAUTY TO MODERN GARDENS 
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